Aluminum Mines

Find safe cells without hitting crushed cans!

Uncover safe cells on a grid without hitting any crushed cans hidden underneath. This mine sweeping challenge has three difficulty modes. Easy (8x8, 10 mines), Medium (12x12, 30 mines), and Hard (16x16, 60 mines). Left-click to reveal, right-click to flag. Numbers show adjacent mine counts, and blank cells cascade open. One wrong click and it's an explosion.

About Aluminum Mines

Aluminum Mines is a free online minesweeper with three difficulty modes and a clean, modern board. Easy gives you an 8x8 grid with 10 crushed cans hidden below; Medium steps up to 12x12 with 30 mines; Hard unleashes a 16x16 field with 60 hidden cans. Left-click reveals a cell, right-click flags it, and blank cells cascade open to speed the early game. One wrong click and it's a boom.

How to Play Aluminum Mines

• Left-click a cell to reveal it.
• Right-click (or long-press) to flag a suspected mine.
• Use the numbers shown to count adjacent mines.
• Blank cells cascade open automatically when safe.
• Reveal every safe cell to win the board.

Features

• Three difficulties: 8x8, 12x12, and 16x16.
• Cascading reveal on blank cells.
• Right-click flagging for mine tracking.
• Clean aluminum can artwork for revealed mines.
• Timer and mine counter at the top of every board.

Tips and Strategy

• Flag confirmed mines early to free cognitive bandwidth.
• Number 1 cells adjacent to a flagged mine mean every other neighbor is safe.
• Start in a corner on hard mode. Less adjacency to reason about.
• When stuck, choose the cell with the smallest probability of a mine, not a random one.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Aluminum Mines free to play?

Yes. It is a classic free online minesweeper in the browser.

What happens when I hit a mine?

The board reveals all the mines and the run ends. Start a new game to try again.